tiptoe around
beat around the bush
change the subject
draw a veil over
pussyfoot
face up
potter
hem and haw
take lightly
go off halfcocked
give a monkey's
careful
end run
soothe
have several seats
better safe than sorry
watch it
falter
neglectful
feel the heat
make a federal case out of something
paper over the cracks
close the book on
gut up
nut up
soap
face up to
watch one's step
hrmph
tactfulness
give a damn
go for it
air out
walk on eggshells
pertinaciously
obsess
work through
relax
rise above
boggle
kick around
talk at
spit it out
keep one's head down
tread carefully
bandy
chat shit
dissemble
not know which way to turn
outface
consider
push past
punt
shy
dirty linen
hairsplitting
dither
put out of one's mind
cautionally
coy
act chicken
cautiously
button one's lip
stick to one's text
hold one's tongue
split hairs
keep it together
guard one's tongue
hesitant
keep a low profile
preoccupy
quiet
talk over
calm
noli me tangere
sidetrack
sing small
circumlocutionary
joke around
womanhandle
measure twice and cut once
settle
talk
toe-dance
make something of
take a view
inconvenience oneself
indifference
keep mum
discretion is the better part of valour
trouble
bother
skate over
nonchalance
gnawingly
trouble oneself
sugarcoat the pill

English words for 'To act very cautiously about something; to avoid speaking about a painful or controversial issue.'

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